Hi, can someone recommend me good rechargeable li-ion AA batteries for use in digital cameras? Better yet please give me some price ranges, kam sia kam sia! 
Rechargeable Li-ion AA Batteries?
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there are AA lion rechargeables.....? i didnt know.....if so.....i also wanna know where to get them......
There are no Li-ion rechargeable battery in AA size.
IIRC the difference in native voltage 3.7V vs 1.2V of NiMH render them unusable in common design device.
IIRC the difference in native voltage 3.7V vs 1.2V of NiMH render them unusable in common design device.
I'm not sure but I found these links containing some type of rechargeable Li-ion AA batteries:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1336
http://www.gpbatteries.com.hk/html/techinfo/digital_cam.asp (see "GPCRV3L" in last row of table)
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/laptopsforless/cr-v3.html
I'm not so technical so was hoping some expert bros here can help clarify
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1336
http://www.gpbatteries.com.hk/html/techinfo/digital_cam.asp (see "GPCRV3L" in last row of table)
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/laptopsforless/cr-v3.html
I'm not so technical so was hoping some expert bros here can help clarify
Robin said:
As mentioned, Li-ion batteries is 3.7V, as shown on the website, which is different from the normal 1.2-1.4V AA size batteries.
You can try at your own risk, but I hope you won't fry any of the electronics which utilise AA batteries standardised as 1.2-1.4V per batteries.
You can try at your own risk, but I hope you won't fry any of the electronics which utilise AA batteries standardised as 1.2-1.4V per batteries.
There are no single rechargeable AA batteries, but there are rechargeable Li-ion CR-V3 batteries as shown in the link provided. The reason that they are 3v instead of 1.5v is because each rechargeable CR-V3 Li-ion batteries is actually 2 AA batteries joined together and each CR-V3 is supposed to replace two AA batteries.
Rechargeable CR-V3s can be used in many cameras as listed in the GP Batteries link. I believe that the voltage would be similar to the non-rechargeable CR-V3 Li-ion batteries which you can easily obtain from any electrical shop, including BEST.
CR-V3 can only be used in your camera if your battery chamber accepts two AA batteries side by side, this is because the CR-V3 is shaped like two AA batteries joined together. For example, the Olympus E10/E20 works with 2 CR-V3s or 4 AA Ni-MHs.
Get the 3v ones and not the 7.4v ones as the voltage from 2 AA Alkaline is 3v.
The main advantage of rechargeable CR-V3s is low self-discharge rate, and the disadvantage is the relatively high cost compared to Ni-MHs.
Rechargeable CR-V3s can be used in many cameras as listed in the GP Batteries link. I believe that the voltage would be similar to the non-rechargeable CR-V3 Li-ion batteries which you can easily obtain from any electrical shop, including BEST.
CR-V3 can only be used in your camera if your battery chamber accepts two AA batteries side by side, this is because the CR-V3 is shaped like two AA batteries joined together. For example, the Olympus E10/E20 works with 2 CR-V3s or 4 AA Ni-MHs.
Get the 3v ones and not the 7.4v ones as the voltage from 2 AA Alkaline is 3v.
The main advantage of rechargeable CR-V3s is low self-discharge rate, and the disadvantage is the relatively high cost compared to Ni-MHs.
Thanks a lot Pynch! Your post is really useful for me and I'll probably get a cheap CR-V3 battery to try on the camera before buying actual rechargeable CR-V3s.
Pynch said:
Robin said:
There are no rechargeable Li-Ion AA, only one use & throw type. And their capacity can be a very useful 2900mAh, i've seen.
There are no rechargeable Li-Ion AA.
There are rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3.
One CR-V3 = 2 AAs joined together.
CR-V3 can be used in many digital cameras.
If still confused, see the link below for a list of cameras that can use rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3.
http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/index.htm?http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_crv3r.htm
You can buy rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3 easily off the web.
Just do a search on "rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3" and many show up.
These rechargeable CR-V3s are not cheap.
There are rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3.
One CR-V3 = 2 AAs joined together.
CR-V3 can be used in many digital cameras.
If still confused, see the link below for a list of cameras that can use rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3.
http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/index.htm?http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_crv3r.htm
You can buy rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3 easily off the web.
Just do a search on "rechargeable Li-Ion CR-V3" and many show up.
These rechargeable CR-V3s are not cheap.
Pynch said:
wrx_sti_22b said:
As brittlestars has a already shown, there ARE rechargeble Li-Ion AA size known as 14500. Their maximum discharge current is at 750ma which is anemic for digital cameras.
The Lithium batteries that wrx_sti_22b is talking about is sold by energizer and uses a different lithium chemistry to get around 1.7 volts unloaded voltage.
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